BLTP2
Bridge-like lipid transfer protein family member 2
Also known as: BCOX, BCOX1, BLTP2_HUMAN, CT101, DKFZp686M0843, FMP27, Hob, KIAA0100, MGC111488
Cross-references: UniProt · Ensembl · Human Protein Atlas · GeneCards · NCBI Gene
Protein identityUniProt · HPA
- UniProt accession
- Q14667
- Gene
- BLTP2
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000007202
- Chromosome
- 17
- Canonical length
- 2235 aa
- Protein class
- Predicted intracellular proteins
- Subcellular location
- Nuclear speckles,Cytosol
OverviewNCBI Gene
This gene was initially characterized in human as having high expression levels in breast carcinomas and breast cancer cell lines. This gene also has increased expression in prostrate cancer cells relative to normal prostrate tissues. Expression of this gene is negatively regulated by direct binding of the microRNA miR-195 to its 3' UTR. miR-195 has been shown to modulate the invasiveness of prostrate cancer cells and xenograft metastases by downgrading expression of this gene. In mouse, the protein encoded by this gene was identified as an antigen on acute monocytic leukemia cells. In human, alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms; some of these isoforms are predicted to contain an RNA pol II promoter FMP27 protein domain and a Golgi-body-localization APT1 domain. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2017]
Canonical amino-acid sequenceUniProt
2235 residues, UniProt reviewed canonical sequence.
>Q14667|BLTP2
1 MPLFFSALLV LLLVALSALF LGRWLVVRLA TKWCQRKLQA ELKIGSFRFF WIQNVSLKFQ
61 QHQQTVEIDN LWISSKLLSH DLPHYVALCF GEVRIRTDLQ KVSDLSAPFS QSAGVDQKEL
121 SFSPSLLKIF CQLFSIHVDA INIMVLKVDT SESLWHIQIS RSRFLLDSDG KRLICEVSLC
181 KINSKVLKSG QLEDTCLVEL SLALDLCLKV GISSRHLTAI TVDVWTLHAE LHEGLFQSQL
241 LCQGPSLASK PVPCSEVTEN LVEPTLPGLF LLQQLPDQVK VKMENTSVVL SMNSQKRHLT
301 WTLKLLQFLY HRDEDQLPLR SFTANSDMAQ MSTELLLEDG LLLSQSRQRI VCLNSLKASV
361 QVTTIDLSAS LVLNTCIIHY RHQEFSHWLH LLALETQGSS SPVLKQRKKR TFPQILAPII
421 FSTSISNVNI SIQLGDTPPF ALGFNSISLD YQHLRPQSIH QRGVLTVDHL CWRVGSDSHI
481 QRAPHPPNMH VWGEALVLDS FTLQGSYNQP LGLSSTQSDT LFLDCTIRGL QVEASDTCAQ
541 CLSRILSLMG PQSGKSAVSR HSSFGESVSL LWKVDLKVED MNLFTLSALV GASEVRLDTL
601 TILGSAETST VGIQGLVLAL VKSVTEKMQP CCKAPDIPTP VLSLSMLSIT YHSSIRSLEV
661 QCGAGLTLLW SPPDHMYLYQ HVLATLQCRD LLRATVFPET VPSLALETSG TTSELEGRAP
721 EPLPPKRLLN LTLEVSTAKL TAFVAEDKFI TLAAESVSLS RHGGSLQAYC PELAAGFDGN
781 SIFNFKEVEV QLLPELEEMI LHRNPFPALQ TLRNRVWLLS FGSVSVEFPY QYDFSRTLDE
841 AVGVQKWLKG LHQGTRAWAS PSPVPLPPDL LLKVEHFSWV FLDDVFEVKL HDNYELMKDE
901 SKESAKRLQL LDAKVAALRK QHGELLPARK IEELYASLER KNIEIYIQRS RRLYGNTPMR
961 RALLTWSLAG LELVALADAS FHGPEHVVEQ VQELDPGSPF PPEGLDLVIQ WCRMLKCNVK
1021 SFLVRIRDYP RYLFEIRDWR LMGRLVGTEQ SGQPCSRRRQ ILHLGLPWGN VAVERNMPPL
1081 KFYHDFHSEI FQYTVVWGPC WDPAWTLIGQ CVDLLTKPSA DPSPPLPWWD KSRLLFHGDW
1141 HMDIEQANLH QLATEDPYNT TENMHWEWSH LSFHWKPGQF VFKGDLDINV RTASKYDDCC
1201 FLHLPDLCMT LDLQWLCHGN PHDHHSVTLR APEFLPEVPL GQLHDSYRAF RSENLNLSIK
1261 MDLTRHSGTI SQPRILLYSS TLRWMQNFWA TWTSVTRPIC RGKLFNNLKP SKKKLGQHYK
1321 QLSYTALFPQ LQVHYWASFA QQRGIQIECS QGHVFTRGTQ RLIPQAGTVM RRLISDWSVT
1381 QMVSDLSQVT VHLMASPTEE NADHCLDPLV TKTHLLSLSS LTYQRHSNRT AEEELSARDG
1441 DPTFHTHQLH LVDLRISWTT TNRDIAFGLY DGYKKAAVLK RNLSTEALKG LKIDPQMPAK
1501 KPKRGVPTSA SAPPRVNTPS FSGQPDKGSS GGAYMLQKLI EETDRFVVFT EEESGMSDQL
1561 CGIAACQTDD IYNRNCLIEL VNCQMVLRGA ETEGCVIVSA AKAQLLQCQH HPAWYGDTLK
1621 QKTSWTCLLD GMQYFATTES SPTEQDGRQL WLEVKNIEEH RQRSLDSVQE LMESGQAVGG
1681 MVTTTTDWNQ PAEAQQAQQV QRIISRCNCR MYYISYSHDI DPELATQIKP PEVLENQEKE
1741 DLLKKQEGAV DTFTLIHHEL EISTNPAQYA MILDIVNNLL LHVEPKRKEH SEKKQRVRFQ
1801 LEISSNPEEQ RSSILHLQEA VRQHVAQIRQ LEKQMYSIMK SLQDDSKNEN LLDLNQKLQL
1861 QLNQEKANLQ LESEELNILI RCFKDFQLQR ANKMELRKQQ EDVSVVRRTE FYFAQARWRL
1921 TEEDGQLGIA ELELQRFLYS KVNKSDDTAE HLLELGWFTM NNLLPNAVYK VVLRPQSSCQ
1981 SGRQLALRLF SKVRPPVGGI SVKEHFEVNV VPLTIQLTHQ FFHRMMGFFF PGRSVEDDEV
2041 GDEEDKSKLV TTGIPVVKPR QLIATDDAVP LGPGKGVAQG LTRSSGVRRS FRKSPEHPVD
2101 DIDKMKERAA MNNSFIYIKI PQVPLCVSYK GEKNSVDWGD LNLVLPCLEY HNNTWTWLDF
2161 AMAVKRDSRK ALVAQVIKEK LRLKSATGSE VRGKLETKSD LNMQQQEEEE KARLLIGLSV
2221 GDKNPGKKSI FGRRKLocalizationUniProt · AlphaFold · HPA
Whether an antibody against BLTP2 can act on the native protein depends on physical access: surface and secreted proteins are reachable by circulating antibodies, intracellular proteins usually are not.
- Antibody reachability
- Cell surface
- Secreted
- No
- Transmembrane segments
- 0
- Mean surface accessibility (rSASA)
- 0.35
- Highest tissue expression
- 49 nTPM
Expression across tissuesHPA
Tissue
- parathyroid gland: 49 nTPM
- skeletal muscle: 49 nTPM
- kidney: 40 nTPM
- tongue: 40 nTPM
- adipose tissue: 34 nTPM
- thyroid gland: 33 nTPM
Single-cell type
- syncytiotrophoblasts: 95 nCPM
- salivary duct cells: 75 nCPM
- neutrophil progenitors: 67 nCPM
- megakaryocyte progenitors: 66 nCPM
- early primary spermatocytes: 64 nCPM
- adrenal medulla cells: 64 nCPM
Immune cell
- plasmacytoid DC: 2.9 nTPM
- eosinophil: 1.5 nTPM
- myeloid DC: 1.3 nTPM
- gdT-cell: 1.2 nTPM
- MAIT T-cell: 1.2 nTPM
- non-classical monocyte: 1.2 nTPM
Brain region
- choroid plexus: 92 nTPM
- pons: 87 nTPM
- thalamus: 82 nTPM
- midbrain: 78 nTPM
- medulla oblongata: 76 nTPM
- hippocampal formation: 76 nTPM
Genetic constraint and essentialitygnomAD · DepMap
Does the body need this protein intact? Low LOEUF or a strong DepMap dependency means loss or blockade of the protein is likely to be felt.
- gnomAD LOEUF (loss-of-function intolerance)
- 0.42
- gnomAD pLI
- 0
- DepMap mean gene effect
- -0.33
- DepMap dependency class
- selective
Cancer expressionTCGA
Across TCGA tumor cohorts, this protein is over-expressed in roughly 6% of surveyed tumor types (aggregate summary; per-cohort expression, alteration, and survival load in the interactive view).
OntologyGO
Molecular functions
Cellular components
Protein domainsUniProt · Pfam · InterPro
- FMP27/BLTP2/Hobbit, GFWDK motif-containing RBG unit
- Hobbit
- Hobbit/FMP27/BTLP2 family
KeywordsUniProt
InteractionsUniProt · HPA
Protein binding partners of BLTP2 in the human serome: UniProt-annotated complex subunits plus reported interactors. Each links to its own Seroatlas record.
Antibody and autoantibody relevanceSeroatlas analysis
Seroatlas reads BLTP2 as an antibody target. Whether an autoantibody or antibody against BLTP2 could matter depends on whether native BLTP2 is physically reachable, whether the body needs it intact, and whether it acts in a disease-relevant tissue.
BLTP2 is annotated at the cell surface, where native BLTP2 is exposed to circulating antibodies and is a prime autoantibody target that could block, deplete, or overstimulate it.
Annotation status
The present source text does not explicitly label BLTP2 as an autoantigen. Seroatlas presents hypothesis context only and does not manufacture a known-serology claim.
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